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If you need to perform both user-initiated deployment and deployment through a deployment task,
you can use the PXE server for the former and bootable media for the latter.

Alternatively, you can use another Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server to perform deployment
through deployment tasks, while one Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server is in the user-initiated
deployment mode. To do so, ensure that the target machines connect to the appropriate
deployment server, by specifying the deployment server when creating the bootable media or by
configuring Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Agent at boot. Two deployment servers cannot use the same
Acronis PXE Server.

10.6.3 Setting up the user-initiated deployment mode

Preparation

1. Install Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console and Acronis Snap Deploy 5 License Server.

Import licenses to the license server. Install Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy Server and Acronis
PXE Server. All these components are already installed if you have performed a typical
installation (p. 45).

2. Configure and image the master system (or systems), either from a bootable media with Acronis

Snap Deploy 5 Master Image Creator (p. 74) or by using Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management
Agent (p. 74).

To set up user-initiated deployment

1. Start Acronis Snap Deploy 5 Management Console.
2. In the welcome screen, click Configure user-initiated deployment. If prompted, specify the

machine where Acronis Snap Deploy 5 OS Deploy server is installed.

Note: If you are planning to use an Acronis PXE Server with user-initiated deployment and there are active
operations that use that PXE server, either cancel those operations or wait until they are completed, before
proceeding. See also “Considerations when using a PXE server” (p. 119).